Maps with what3words
Get what3words addresses in Google and Bing Maps. Supports 40 languages
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2.77
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Ability to use what3words addresses in the Chrome address bar with proper formatting
- Functionality works when clicking on certain areas of the map, providing w3w coordinates
- Can access what3words from the search bar after a few attempts following the right instructions
Cons
- Does not work consistently with Google Maps and Bing Maps
- Frequently gets stuck on the language selection screen
- Installation and usage instructions are unclear, leading to confusion and frustration
- Limited ability to retrieve w3w locations in urban settings, needing alternative methods to find locations
Most mentioned
- Stuck on language selection
- Does not display what3words information or work properly with map searches
- Instruction clarity is a major issue, causing usability challenges
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 |  | | en | Yet to get it to work at all after several installs, restarts etc |
| 2023-11-02 |  | | This extension works with some limitations: Clicking on your map only pops up coordinates if Google doesn't pick up your click itself to select a venue, a business, a house, any point of interest, really. So if you click in an open field or the middle of the road, you will get the small black pin and the small window with w3w coordinates (and lat/long). Otherwise you get Google's larger window of location info (including lat/long and Plus Code). So this really limits your ability to choose w3w locations to give to others in the city. For this you may have to use the what3words map site or app instead. The part of this that fully works, and may be enough reason to keep this installed, is the w3w address entry into Google Maps using a searchbar search engine interface. You can go to your browser's searchbar at any time and hit: /// <tab> clip.apples.leap | |
| 2023-11-02 |  | | en | This extension works with some limitations: Clicking on your map only pops up coordinates if Google doesn't pick up your click itself to select a venue, a business, a house, any point of interest, really. So if you click in an open field or the middle of the road, you will get the small black pin and the small window with w3w coordinates (and lat/long). Otherwise you get Google's larger window of location info (including lat/long and Plus Code). So this really limits your ability to choose w3w locations to give to others in the city. For this you may have to use the what3words map site or app instead. The part of this that fully works, and may be enough reason to keep this installed, is the w3w address entry into Google Maps using a searchbar search engine interface. You can go to your browser's searchbar at any time and hit: /// <tab> clip.apples.leap |
| 2023-11-02 |  | | Leider ist diese Eweiterung nicht funktionsfähig. Installiert mit Chrome Version 119, Firefox Version 119. Getestet mit unterschiedlichen Spracheinstellungen (Deutsch, Englisch) und unterschiedlicher Schreibweise der drei Wörter (mit \\\, mit \\\ und Leerzeichen, ohne \\\). Mit dem Support von what3words hatte ich Kontakt. Der Support konnte mir auch nicht weiterhelfen. Inzwischen wird die Erweiterung von what3words auch nicht mehr empfohlen. Der entsprechende Support Artikel auf der what3words Homepage wurde ebenfalls entfernt. Schade drum. | |
| 2023-11-02 |  | | de | Leider ist diese Eweiterung nicht funktionsfähig. Installiert mit Chrome Version 119, Firefox Version 119. Getestet mit unterschiedlichen Spracheinstellungen (Deutsch, Englisch) und unterschiedlicher Schreibweise der drei Wörter (mit \\\, mit \\\ und Leerzeichen, ohne \\\). Mit dem Support von what3words hatte ich Kontakt. Der Support konnte mir auch nicht weiterhelfen. Inzwischen wird die Erweiterung von what3words auch nicht mehr empfohlen. Der entsprechende Support Artikel auf der what3words Homepage wurde ebenfalls entfernt. Schade drum. |
| 2023-03-19 |  | | Doesn't work with Google Maps and Bing Maps. The search function in Chrome address bar "/// " work. | |
| 2023-03-19 |  | | en | Doesn't work with Google Maps and Bing Maps. The search function in Chrome address bar "/// " work. |
| 2022-09-20 |  | | It does work just instructions not clear! After install restart browser. To get a w3w address on google maps zoom in and left click the exact location, at the bottom of the map a little box appears with town, country, gps co-ords and w3w address ( ///word.word.word ). You may need to do last step a couple of times to get ///. Now, to use that w3w address or any w3w type in the browser address bar ( not google maps search bar ) /// + a space ( what3words | ) will appear, you then type the w3w address, i.e. (without slashes) dines.spellers.thin (With slashes, no space) ///dines.spellers.thin | |
| 2022-09-20 |  | | en | It does work just instructions not clear! After install restart browser. To get a w3w address on google maps zoom in and left click the exact location, at the bottom of the map a little box appears with town, country, gps co-ords and w3w address ( ///word.word.word ). You may need to do last step a couple of times to get ///. Now, to use that w3w address or any w3w type in the browser address bar ( not google maps search bar ) /// + a space ( what3words | ) will appear, you then type the w3w address, i.e. (without slashes) dines.spellers.thin (With slashes, no space) ///dines.spellers.thin |
| 2022-05-29 | | | Utterly useless. Asks which language to use and sticks there. Cannot use it. Win11 laptop. |
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